Cardiovascular Risk Is Elevated in Lean Subjects with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Yuna KimEugene HanJae Seung LeeHye-Won LeeBeom Kyung KimMi Kyung KimHye Soon KimJun Yong ParkDo Young KimSang Hoon AhnByung-Wan LeeEun Seok KangBong Soo ChaEun Young LeeSeung-Up KimPublished in: Gut and liver (2021)
Subjects with lean NAFLD had a significantly higher ASCVD score and prevalence of high risk for ASCVD than those with obese NAFLD. Similarly, lean subjects with significant liver fibrosis had a higher probability of ASCVD than obese subjects in the subpopulation with NAFLD.